Studio Jenny Jones

We are an integrated design and architecture studio based in London and working internationally

Our practice is founded in material and cultural research with a singular approach to design, one that marries analysis with a consideration of the emotional impact of each project. We take ideas as seriously as feelings and find solutions that are intellectually rigorous yet effortless and simple. The passion here is to create an environment of open conversation with our clients and collaborators with a focus towards the Arts and wellbeing.

The quality of the Studio's work is established from the agglomeration of Jenny Jones’ status as a chartered architect and a visiting lecturer on the MA interior design program at the Royal College of Art, who trained in the offices of Rem Koolhaas and Richard Rogers.

We offer services from strategic vision assessments through to the finest detail of implementation on projects and briefs of all scales.

We are an independent studio, allowing us to concentrate on delivering a focused and dedicated service. We have also formed collaborations and partnerships to deliver to specific briefs and programmes.

The redevelopement of this loft focused on compressing enclosed functions so that the open functions could enjoy the “free-ed volume”. It was found with a late 90's developer fit-out that I suspect had been designed at 1:200 and was laid out as a studio with an enclosed kitchen and large bathroom. The developer converted around 60 apartments out of the 1920's Factory Building and because this particular unit was the small one on the corner I also suspect it wasn't prioritised.

The footprint is relatively smaller than one might expect of a "loft" at around 730 sq ft. The height and the size and quantity of windows are exceptional and so I focused on overlapping functions that could be, so as to keep as much open volume as possible. The result is an interlocked and overlapped mezzanine, bathroom and kitchen leaving the living space, 2nd bedroom and the shower to breathe in the full volume. The interlock and overlap creates a “4 point” bathroom with walk in double height shower. The internal window into the bathroom which sits in the centre of the plan acts as a lantern at night, allows daylight into the bathroom and is openable to allow “open plan” bathing.

The material palette of white oak, polished brass, carrerra marble is reverant to the orginal concrete soffit and structure exposed brick and the original Crittal windows. As well as a full structural remodel, we designed the soft furnishings, lighting design and bespoke kitchen and furniture.

The colour palette for the end wall, bench and planter are referenced from the Polychronomie architecturale colour cards that Le Corbusier Salubria created in 1924, in the same period as this factory was built.